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2. Creating my first Azure Functions v2.0 app: a WebHook and a timer

   In this post I show how to create an Azure Functions app with a timer that triggers a build on Netlify, and a WebHook that subsequently clears the cache in…

   March 19, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Azure Functions
3. Creating a not-empty GUID validation attribute and a not-default validation attribute

   In this post I describe an MVC validation attribute that verifies a GUID doesn't have the default Empty value. I also present a generalised version.…

   March 14, 2019 in ASP.NET Core MVC Model Binding
4. Why isn't my session state working in ASP.NET Core? Session state, GDPR, and non-essential cookies

   In this post I describe why session state appears to not work in ASP.NET Core 2.1+ apps, discuss the GDPR features, and how to work around any issues.…

   March 12, 2019 in ASP.NET Core
5. An introduction to ASP.NET Core Razor Pages

   In this post I provide an introduction to Razor Pages, the basics of getting started, and how Razor Pages differs from MVC…

   February 12, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Razor Razor Pages
6. Reducing initial request latency by pre-building services in a startup task in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I show a startup task that pre-builds all the services registered in the DI container to reduce the duration of the first request to the app.…

   February 05, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection
7. Using health checks to run async tasks in ASP.NET Core
   Running async tasks on app startup in ASP.NET Core - Part 4

   In this post I describe an approach to running tasks on startup that uses IHostedService to run the tasks and exposes their status using health checks…

   January 29, 2019 in ASP.NET Core Dependency Injection Configuration Health Checks